The Protector
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Overview
This sequel to 2005's ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR sees director Prachya Pinkaew returning to tell an action-packed story that revolves around a missing elephant that turns up in Australia.
Main Cast & Crew
Prachya Pinkaew - Director
Tony Jaa
Mum Jokmok
Xing Jing
Jonathan Patrick Foo
Johnny Tri Nguyen
Nathan B. Jones
Details
- Format: DVD (Ultimate Edition)
- Run Time: 84
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 796019797122
- Genre: Action
- Rating: R (MPAA) (Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some sexual content.)
- Release Date: January 2007
Related Categories:
Movies > Foreign Films
Related Keywords:
Theatrical Release
Conspiracies
Australia
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Notes:
Theatrical Release: September 8, 2006 (LIMITED)
Reviews:
"Jaa has a reckless, bone-cracking grace that transcends the [film]..." - 09/22/2006 Entertainment Weekly, p.72
"The effect is scrappier than the traditional kung-fu movie moves, with their balletic flurry of the extremeties, but the proletarian righteousness is pure classicism." - 09/08/2006 New York Times, p.E14
"The last 25 minutes are nonstop action, with Jaa fighting with a triple-staff, a sword, and at one point, a live elephant..." - 02/03/2010 A.V. Club
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he chaotic fight and stunt sequences are worth it." - 02/02/2010 Premiere